In my opinion, Jared's violence will get him into trouble soon. Maybe the pack members will gang up and best him up. lol
Jared's Pov"I - - I didn't mean that." He struggled to speak, squirming under my hard grip on his neck."Then what did you mean?" I pulled him by the neck and flung him to the hard ground. He dropped with a thud, a painful groan escaping his lips."Elder Theodore was here." It was Cole speaking this time. His lips were torn from the impact of my punch and his nose seemed broken. I bit back a sigh of satisfaction. Perhaps, I could use him as a punching bag to vent my anger. He looked just perfect."He was with a cart and he claimed it had his loads. He was leaving the pack to visit his daughter. He already got the Alpha's approval so we could not do anything to stop him. But what was strange was why he decided to embark on his journey at night. It was really dark when he set out to leave but he claimed his daughter needed him so he had no choice but to be with her soon. We let him go. We didn't think he would stoop so low to sneak Aiden out. Elder Theodore is quite respectful and I do
Aiden's PovElder Theodore left the next day and Nicole was sorry to see him leave. She had wanted him to spend more time with her but Elder Theodore tried to make her understand that his daughter needed him. He even added that he did not think she would be needing his company anymore since she had me. What he meant by that, I could not tell but I chose to ignore him, only hugging him and bidding him farewell.If I was being honest, I did not want Elder Theodore to go too but I did not want to sound like a clinging child still tied to his mother's apron string. I wished the old man could stay longer, at least until I had adapted to this new setting. Not that being with Nicole was a bad idea, but I just didn't know how I was supposed to act around her, seeing how I had acted when she had stretched her hand forward to me for a kiss — I had asked Elder Theodore that night and he had told me I was meant to peck it. Absurd, right? But I found myself wondering how it would have felt to h
Jared's Pov We were in the great throne room with my father sitting on his throne. The chair beside him which belonged to my mother was empty as usual, she had ceased to attend our throne meetings because according to her, nothing useful was being discussed except a constant display of madness. She had taken to calling our meetings madness just because we didn't listen to her advice on letting Aiden go. To be honest, I was not concerned about her newfound attitude. There were far more important things to worry about rather than bother myself with my mother's shallow thinking. Yes, she was my mother but I would not tweak or bend the truth just to conceal her gullibility. She could not see the light. She could not see what we were all preventing: I and my father. Ever since I got to know that Aiden was not wolfless as I thought him to be, I had been on the edge, wanting nothing but to get rid of him. I had always known he was a threat but seeing his wolf — well, not really his w
"I wasn't smiling.""Are you calling me a liar then?" I raised a brow, my eyes fixated on her even when she would not look at me."I didn't say so. I was just. . ." Then she trailed off. Apparently, she was lost for words. "Let her be, son. Continue with the interrogation." My father's deep voice sliced through the silence and I rolled my eyes secretly. Of course, he would speak up for her. I was sure he was not enjoying this as much as I was. He felt bad for her. However, I continued with my speech, slowly pacing around the kneeling figures."I'm sure you must have heard about the news, seeing how it is all over the pack and on the lips of every pack member." I paused, making sure to stare at their faces one by one. "I'm pretty sure you are overjoyed with the news. After all, your friend and son escaped death.""A death he was sentenced to unlawfully, if I may add." Andrew pipped in and gasps filled the room. Apparently, everyone was surprised at his boldness.But I smiled, glad at
Aiden's PovThe market was quite colourful that afternoon and it was packed to the brim as usual. I scrunched my nose up in disgust, holding onto Nicole's hand tightly as we tried to make our way through the din of people who had gathered around.I did not think I would get used to the rowdiness of the human market anytime soon and if I was being honest, I would rather be lying on the bed in the house than being here. Everywhere was crowded with people and it seemed to get even more crowdy as we walked further into the market. Amidst the din of people, I noticed that several colourful booths had been set up all around and there appeared to be all sorts of games going on. Children ran all around from one booth to another, many of them holding a firecracker in their hands as they ran with the least care in the world. It still marvelled me how free these children were and I found myself wishing once again to be like them, even if it was only for a day. I wanted to taste freedom once
Aiden's Pov The other guy was not as large as the first man but he was quite muscular and he knew the tactics to use. I had seen how he had dodged the bulky man who had wanted to punch him in the face but had punched the air instead. "The big guy will surely win." Nicole let out, her eyes fixated on the boxers. "I don't think so," I said to her and she turned to look at me with her brows raised. "Don't tell me you think the other guy will be able to push the big guy off his feet? He is nothing compared to the big guy. He has no strength." "But he's got the tactics. That's all it takes." I said. "Then let's place a bet. I'm sure I'm right." She folded her arms above her tummy. "You'll only be wasting your money because the smaller man is surely gonna win." I had barely gotten those words out when the guy I had bet on slid a leg between the bigger guy's legs and tripped him over. The big guy fell with a thud and the crowd cheered. The referee held the winner by the wrist and rai
Jared's PovI didn't need anyone to tell me that Adelia's return home would be trouble. Just when I thought I could finally get some rest after doing nothing but going up and down to get Aiden back, Adelia shows up unexpectedly.It was barely a month since she was gone and here she was, standing by my door with her arms folded beneath her breast. There was a big scowl on her face and her hazel eyes were spitting out fire at me. She looked beautiful even when she was glaring at me. Her crimson hair seemed to have gotten longer and it only made her look prettier than any wolf in the pack. Her milky skin was radiant and it was as though she had put on some more flesh. Rio must have been treating her well because she never looked this beautiful when she was still at the pack. It only reinforced the fact that Rio was a better choice than Aiden. I was sure she would look like something from a horror scene if she had ended up with Aiden. But this ungrateful sister of mine never saw things
Aiden's Pov The headache was still there. I had woken up with a severe headache and no medicine administered to me by Nicole's doctor seemed to help me out. My head felt like it was being pounded upon and it suddenly felt so heavy for my neck to carry. I had never felt this type of headache before and I wondered what had caused it. Could it be the noise from the carnival or the repercussion of arguing with Nicole? It was the next day of the carnival and though Nicole had vowed not to speak to me again, she was all over me now, asking if there was anything I wanted her to help me with. She had been the one to notice how much I was burning up and had called her doctor right away despite my assurance that it was nothing serious. She was worried. It was written all over her and all through the time the doctor had checked up on me, she had stood by the door, biting her bottom lip. I knew she was doing that to stop herself from crying. The little time I had stayed with her had made me